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A Player's Roles When Unable To Hear Music

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A musician playing at one side of a stage would be unable to hear music being played by another musician at the other side some several metres away and so a conductor beats time which both can follow. Even if he could hear there would be a small time lapse between the two. A conductor's role is to keep the musicians together at the same beat. People often ask about the role of a conductor, since he or she is the only person on stage who doesn't make a sound. Most of their work takes place before they ever meet up with an orchestra – studying, exploring and analyzing the music, seeking to understand the composer's vision. As for the conductor at orchestra rehearsals the conductor prepares his or her interpretation, but with the great conductors
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